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glare

UK/ɡlɛə/ US/ɡlɛɚ/ uncommon us
verb (3) noun (3)

verb

1.

look at with a fixed gaze

  • “The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her”
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2.

be sharply reflected

  • “The moon glared back at itself from the lake”
3.

shine intensely

  • “The sun glared down on us”

noun

1.

great brightness

  • “a glare of sunlight”
  • “the flowers were a blaze of color”
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2.

an angry stare

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3.

a relation between linguistic forms or constituents

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Origin

From Middle English glaren, from Old English *glærian, from Proto-West Germanic *glarōn. Cognate with dialectal Middle Dutch glariën (“to glisten; sparkle”), Low German glaren (“to shine brightly; glow; burn”), Middle High German glaren (“to shine brightly”). Related to glower, glass.

Phrases

  • death glare
  • glare daggers
  • glare filter

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